WAR CASUALTIES

Timaru Herald, Volume CL, Issue 22156, 27 December 1941, Page 6

WAR CASUALTIES

New Zealand Forces Majority Missing (PA.) WELLINGTON. Dec. 26. The following N.Z.E.F. casualty list was issued to-night:— Previously Reported Wounded, Now Reported Killed in Action Snelgar, Lance - Corporal Alfred Charles. Father, Mr A. G. Snelgar, Thames. Previously Reported Wounded, Now Reported Died of Wounds Batten, Sapper William Valentine. Mother, Mrs G. Batten, New Plymouth. Rich. Gunner William Jesse. Father, Mr J. J. Rich, Auckland. Stuart. Private Albert Alexander. Mother, Mrs E. F. Stuart, Abbotsford. Thomas, Private John Albert. Brother, Mr H. J. Thomas, Te Puke. Died of Sickness Bennett, Private Stanley Robert. Mother, Mrs R. Bennett, Wellington. Missing Adams, Private William Francis. Mother, Mrs C. Adams, Waimate. Allan. Private Walter Deryck, Mother, Mrs E. Allan, Fairlie. Austin. Sergeant James Lowry. Mother, Mrs S. Austin, Temuka. Baker, Temporary-Captain James Fyfe. Wife, Mrs N. H. Baker, Dunedin. Dunne, Second-Lieutenant Geoffrey Fenton. Wife, Mrs G. J. Dunne, Christchurch. Aberhart, Private Harold Ernest. Father, Mr H. E. Aberhart, Turua. Aiken. Private Francis. Mother, Mrs L. Aiken, Dunedin. Aitken, Private Alan Arbuckle. Wife, Mrs D. A. Aitken. Alexandra. Aitken. Private Robert Alexander. Wife, Mrs E. M. Aitken, Invercargill. Akuira, Corporal Wiremu Rang!. Wife, Mrs H. Akuira, Kaiapoi. Alexander, Private Ronald William. Mother, Mrs K. Alexander, Christchurch. Allen, Private William George. Sister, Miss H. Allen, Owaka. Allison, Private Carlyle Archie, Father, Mr J. A. Allison, Invercargill. Allison, Lance-Sergeant Errol Sampson. Mother, Mrs I. S. Allison, New Plymouth. Anderson. Private Peter Webb. Father, Mr W. W. Anderson, Westport. Anderson. Warrant-Officer Robert Emil Olaf. Mother. Mrs E. M. Anderson, Port Chalmers.

Archer, Private Frederick Bartie. Mother, Mrs J. Archer, Wellington. Archibald. Private James. Father, Mr J. Archibald. Beckenham. Arnold. Private John Forman. Mother, Mrs E. Arnold, Browns. Arnold. Private Martin Henry. No next-of-kin stated. Bachop, Private Raymond. Father, Mr E. Bachop, Haast Pass Road. Bahr, Private Vernon Howard. Mother, Mrs A. Tuohy, Auckland. Bartlett, Private Sydney Joseph. Brother, Mr F. A. Bartlett, Dunedin. Batchelor, Private Noel. Mother, Mrs A. A. Batchelor, Nelson. Bee, Private William George. Mother, Mrs J. M. Bee, Oamaru. Beel, Lance-Corporal William Henry. Mother, Mrs K. Beel, Dunedin. Bell, Private Thomas Francis. Father, Mr J. V. Bell, Dunedin. Bellis, Private Raymond Charles, Mother, Mrs E. Bellis, Greymouth.

Bisman, Private Allan James. Father, Mr J. Bisman, Lyttelton. Bissett, Private Colin McLeod. Mother, Mrs E. D. Bissett, ClJistchurch. Blundell, Corporal William Geddis. Father, Mr L. W. Blundell, Lower Hutt. Boal, Private David George. Brother, Mr F. J. Boal, Kllllnchy. Bolwell, Private Geoffrey Frank. Brother, Mr E. A. Bolwell, Dunedin. Borthwick, Sergeant Basil Charles. Mother, Mrs J. C. Borthwick, Christchurch. Bowden, Private Norman Cecil. Brother, Mr R. Bowden, Christchurch. Bradshaw, Private Ronald Edward. Mother, Mrs I. M. Bradshaw, Christchurch.

Breeze, Private John Henry. Father, Mr J. Breeze, Hokitika. Brierley, Private Frederick Roland. Mother, Mrs M. Brierley, Christchurch. Brooks, Warrant Officer Arthur. Wife, Mrs E. Brooks, England. Bruce, Private Charles Douglas. Father, Mr J. G. Bruce, Alexandra. Buchanan, Private William. Brother,

Mr R. Buchanan, Tokonui. Burgess, Private Thomas George. Mother, Mrs M. A. Burgess, Mayfield. Butson, Private Stanley. Mother, Mrs H. Butson, Invercargill. Butterfield, Private Clifford George Edward. Father, Mr A. Butterfield, Christchurch. Cain, Private William Patrick. Wife, Mrs B. Cain, Christchurch. Calder, Private Hector McDonald. Father, Mr James Calder, Bluff. Calder, Private Robert. Mother, Mrs E. T. Calder, Christchurch. Campbell, Corporal Keith John. Wife, Mrs L. C. Campbell, Christchurch. Carberry, Private William Clifford. Father, Mr V. Carberry, Wellington. Carroll, Private Clyde Maclaren. Mother, Mrs M. A. enroll, Oamaru. Carstensen, Private Edwin Robert. Mother, Mrs C. Carstensen, Invercargill. Carter, Private Alfred. Mother, Mrs A. Carter, Dunedin. Cavanagh, Private Francis Michael. Father, Mr M. J. Cavanagh, Invercargill. Cavanagh, Private Leslie Patrick. Wife, Mrs M. A. Cavanagh, Invercargill. Champion, Private Benjamin Charles John. Sister, Mrs F. Adank, Westport. Champion, Private Thomas Frederick. Sister, Mrs L. Adank, Westport. Cheesman, Private Douglas Henry.

Father, Mr J. H. Cheesman, Blenheim. Chisholm, Private lan Hutchison. Father, Mr C. Chisholm, Oamaru. Christian, Private Phillip Sydney. Mother, Mrs A. Christian, Matariki. Clemett, Private Charles Ivan. Father, Mr J. E. Clemett, Seddon. Cochrane, Private Alan McDonald. Mother, Mrs J. Cochrane, Dunedin. Craig, Private John Calvin. Aunt, Miss J. McNamara, Westport. Craig, Private John Shrimpton. Mother, Mrs L. L. Craig, Stoke. Croft, Private Joseph Leslie. Father, Mr J. C. Croft, Amberley. Cunningham, Lance-Corr oral Arthur Laverach. Wife, Mrs R. E. Cunningham, Dunedin. Cusack, Private James Stanley. Mother, Mrs I. I. Cusack, Christchurch. Dean, Private Newton Howard. Father, Mr W. Dean, Christchurch. Dennison, Private Robert John. Mother, Mrs M. Dennison, Dunedin. Derbie, Lance-Corporal Arnold Charles. Mother, Mrs M. E. Derbie, Invercargill. Devenney, Private George Marshall Francis. Sister, Mrs Souter, Dunedin. Dittmer, Private Jam' Davis. Mother, Mrs F. F. Dittmer, Taumarunui. Dobson, Private Robert Franklin. Mother, Mrs H. Dobsci, Springston. Douglas, Private John Graham. Father, Mr J. H. Douglas, Arrowtown. Dowling, Private Leslie Thomas. Father, Mr M. Dowling, Tuatapere.’ Downes, Private George Edward. Father, Mr F. Downes, Green Island. Doyle, Private Hugh Smith. Mother, Mrs M. Doyle, Scotland. Drawbridge, Private Hugh Wilfred Hamilton. Mother, Mrs H. Drawbridge, England. Dredge, Private Harold Egbert. Father, Mr J. Dredge, Whakatane. Duncan, Private Gordon Leonard. Mother, Mrs T. Duncan, Dunedin. Dwan, Private Michael Bernard. Mother, Mrs C. Dwan, Hokitika. Wounded Opie, Sergeant Robin James. Father, Mr W. J. Opie, Tmtuka.